New Time Human Business

The song “Old Time Rock and Roll” by Bob Seger was perhaps immortalized by that famous scene in the film Risky Business, which has itself become immortalized by its many parodies including the television commercials for the video game Guitar Hero.

As I recently blogged about in my post The Great Rift, the real risky business in the new economy of the 21st century is when organizations prioritize the value of things over the value of people.

Since here in the United States, we are preparing for a long holiday weekend in celebration of the Fourth of July, and also because I am (as usual) in a musical state of mind, I wrote my own parody song called “New Time Human Business.”

New Time Human Business

Just get that Old School way of doing business off your mind,
And listen to me sing about the Human Side of Business, because it’s time.
Today’s business world ain’t got no damn soul,
I like how the New Time Human Business rolls!

Don’t try to take my message to an executive boardroom,
You’ll find they stopped listening to their people a long time before.
I don’t know how they manage to even get their fat heads through the door,
I like how the New Time Human Business rolls!

I’ve always liked how the Human Side of Business rolls,
That kind of business just soothes the soul.
I reminisce about the days of old,
When “Mom and Pop” knew the real business goal,
Relationship, rapport, and trust—yeah, that’s what sold!

Today’s business world ain’t got no damn soul,
I like how the New Time Human Business rolls!

Won’t go to a Big Business Rally to hear them toot their own horn,
I’d rather hear real people sing some classic blues or funky old soul.
There’s only one sure way to get me to listen to your goals,
Start singing like how the New Time Human Business rolls!

Call me a rebel, call me a dreamer, call me what you will,
Say I’m an idiot, say doing business this way, I’ll never pay my damn bills.
But today’s business world ain’t got no damn soul,
I like how the New Time Human Business rolls!

I’ve always liked how the Human Side of Business rolls,
That kind of business just soothes the soul.
I reminisce about the days of old,
When “Mom and Pop” knew the real business goal,
Relationship, rapport, and trust—yeah, that’s what sold!

Today’s business world ain’t got no damn soul,
I like how the New Time Human Business rolls!